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University College Hospital , Newcastle Road , Galway

REFUSED

Planning application 20155

Galway - Galway City Council

Proposed Development

E.O.D. on Pl Ref 14/334 & 17/213: Permission for development on a 0.99ha site, on an overall campus of approximately 16.75ha. The development will comprise the demolition of the existing Psychiatric Unit and existing link corridor to the Paediatric Unit (3,000 sqm) and the construction of a 3 No. storey Radiation Oncology centre (8,058 sqm total gross floorspace) and an enclosed pedestrian ground floor level link (557 sqm gross floorspace) connecting both the existing ward block to the east and the existing Paediatric Unit to the west to the proposed Radiation Oncology centre, a plant room, 102 sqm, at first floor. The development will also consist of the following works: reconfiguration of an existing public car park to the north of the proposed building (43 No. existing car spaces maintained); provision of a new patient car park west of the proposed building to provide 38 No. new car parking spaces (including 3 No. accessible spaces), access/egress barriers and associated set-down area; bicycle parking; provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian access/egress point from the internal hospital perimeter road to the building and new carpark; provision of a service area to the north of the proposed building (accessed via the existing road from the internal hospital perimeter road to the east of the building); provision of screened plant at Ground Floor level (external to the north of the building) and Second Floor Level; installation of a 'totem'-style free standing double-sided painted aluminium sign (1.2m wide by 3m high); provision of solar panels at Roof Level; associated lighting; alternations to existing site services (water supply and foul and surface water drainage) and provision of Sustainable Urban Drainage systems; changes in levels; associated hard and soft landscaping; and all other associated site excavation and site development works above and below ground.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    10 Jun 2020

  2. Decision: REFUSED

    31 Jul 2020

  3. Decision due

    4 Aug 2020

Application Details

Location
University College Hospital , Newcastle Road , Galway
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Planning Authority
Galway City Council

Timeline

Registration Date
10 June 2020
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
REFUSED
Decision Date
31 July 2020

Location

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